Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
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| Oct 29, 2011 |
''Rising antibiotic use on farms prompts renewed push for federal restrictions'' "Public health advocates are renewing their push for stronger restrictions on antibiotics in food production after a Pew Health Group analysis of federal data found that their use was up 6.7 percent in 2010." Source: The Hill |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Oct 28, 2011 |
''FDA Goes Overseas to Monitor Imports'' "As American companies seek a more cost-effective environment and larger pools of patients, weighing the clinical data gathered at trials outside of the United States is one example of how globalization has affected the responsibilities of the Food and Source: Quality News Today |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Oct 26, 2011 |
''Report: Industry decides food ingredient safety'' Thousands of ingredients that go into food have been classified as safe by private industry alone, without any government oversight, according to a new report published Wednesday...The peer-reviewed report published in the Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety journal draws on research funded by the Pew Health Group, the health and consumer safety arm of the nonprofit Pew Charitable Trusts. Source: Associated Press |
Food Additives |
| Oct 24, 2011 |
''Blumenthal Backs Measure to Promote Drug Development'' "There's an arms race going on, Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Monday, and we're losing. "We're in an arms race with pathogens that are evolving faster than we are developing drugs to treat them," the Connecticut Democrat said during a press conference at Hartford Hospital." Source: The Connecticut Mirror |
Antibiotic Innovation |
| Oct 21, 2011 |
''Fees Help Drive Working Poor From Banks'' "'Hidden or unexpected' fees are the No. 1 reason given by the working poor for closing bank accounts, a recent study found. The study by the Safe Banking Opportunities Project, a project of the Pew Health Group, surveyed 2,000 predominantly low-income, Hispanic households in the Los Angeles area in a two-phase study. Study participants were screened and recruited through a door-to-door, interviewer-administered survey." Source: New York Times Bucks Blog |
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| Oct 21, 2011 |
''Gotcha’ Fees Force Customers to Quit Banks'' "Hidden bank fees are pushing the working poor out of mainstream banking and into riskier, more expensive alternatives to managing their personal finances. A new study released by the Pew Charitable Trusts provides a stark snapshot of how banks’ embrace of sneaky fees hurt the most vulnerable consumers." Source: Time Moneyland |
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| Oct 21, 2011 |
Aaron Wernham to Lead HIA Training, Sessions at Upcoming American Public Health Association Meeting Health Impact Project director Aaron Wernham will lead a training and two sessions at the upcoming Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Read more about HIA at this year’s APHA meeting. Source: Health Impact Project |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Oct 19, 2011 |
''FDA Probe Points To Cantaloupe Packing Plant As Source Of Listeria'' A report by NPR's All Things Considered on a Listeria outbreak traced to a Colorado cantaloupe farm features a quote from Erik Olson, director of food programs at Pew Health Group. He specifically addressed the risk that proposed budget cuts will affect food safety prevention efforts. Source: NPR |
Food Hazards |
| Oct 14, 2011 |
''FDA faulted over state inspections'' "The Food and Drug Administration is relying more often on states to inspect food plants but is failing to properly monitor those state inspections or follow through on their findings, the Department of Health and Human Services watchdog has concluded." Source: The Washington Post |
Food Safety |
| Oct 10, 2011 |
Consider this: school meals can be healthy, affordable and appealing to kids. Hard to believe? Districts across the United States are proving it can be done... Schools face many challenges in their mission to serve healthy food to students, including budget constraints, equipment and training limitations, and notoriously picky consumers. However, considering that nearly one in three American children and adolescents is overweight or obese and at increased risk for long-term health problems, it is vital that schools overcome those challenges. Because our nation’s schools provide meals to more than 31 million children each day, they can play a crucial role in supporting children’s health. Source: Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project |
School Food |
| Sep 19, 2011 |
''Safety of Foreign-Made Prescription Drugs'' "Allan Coukell talked about the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) report on the make-up of prescription drugs, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications." Source: C-SPAN |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Sep 9, 2011 |
''Senate panel wants quick FDA action on drug-resistant diseases'' "The agriculture spending bill that Senate appropriators unanimously approved Wednesday directs regulators to hurry up with their recommendations for limiting the use of antibiotics in farm animals." Source: The Hill -- Healthwatch |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Sep 9, 2011 |
''Making the Case for Health Impact Assessments'' "In 2007, developers of a planned senior-housing project in Oakland, California, decided to move the entrance from adjacent to a busy highway to a quiet courtyard. The change would make it safer for residents as they walked to and from home. The idea, from an Oakland-based group called Human Impact Partners, addressed a small but nonetheless important health concern that might otherwise have been ignored." Source: ScienceInsider |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Sep 7, 2011 |
Health Impact Project Director Comments on National Research Council Report The National Research Council released a report, "Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment." The publication states that “good health is determined by more than money spent on the healthcare system. Source: Health Impact Project |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Sep 1, 2011 |
The National Research Council will release the report “Improving Health in the United States The Role of Health Impact Assessment.” The report assesses the potential value of conducting health impact assessments of proposed policies, programs, and projects in topics such as transportation, land use, housing, agriculture. Source: Health Impact Project |
Health Impact Assessment |
